Hero of Your Own Story....

Jane Austin meets Sea Monsters....

2009-09-18T03:04:15Z

Yep, the people who brought you Pride, Prejudice, and Zombies, brings you Sense, Sensibility, and SEA MONSTERS.

Watch the TRAILER of the BOOK at http://www.audible.com/adbl/site/template/int/landing.jsp?BV_UseBVCookie=Yes&pac=Audible+Productions

What Internal Organ Are You?

2009-04-03T03:56:54Z

You Are The Brain

You're the type of person who's always on, always churning.
You are alert and quick to react. You like to stay busy.

You are responsible but also demanding. You take up a lot of energy.
You are someone of deep mystery. There's a lot below the surface that's hard to figure out.

What Internal Organ Are You?

Quote for the Day!

2009-03-18T22:22:35Z

"The undead were famously stealthy when stalking their prey."
--Dissolution

Ugh...

2008-11-14T02:12:30Z

I'm sick.

Toward the end of Sunday night, I had a slight sore throat that I hoped was temporary. It was not, and except for Tuesday, where I showed up to a meeting and talked in a non-existent voice (it was kinda funny, actually), I've been slightly miserable. Hoping to be able to function tomorrow. We'll see.

integral_lore @ 2008-10-24T17:31:00

2008-10-25T00:32:05Z

Contrary to popular belief, mutant mold cannot be killed with loud shouting and hysterical screaming.

That is all.

(This has been a public service announcement).

Care Bears--- Stare!

2008-10-01T23:58:37Z

For all you who loved care bears as children:

http://www.snorgtees.com/scarebear-p-510.html

Election...

2008-10-01T03:35:28Z

I want a 3rd party option.

Like Mrs. Dragon!

2008-07-19T04:32:22Z

Your result for The Color Code Test...

Color Code: BLUE: The Social Butterfly

17% Red, 43% Blue, 23% White and 17% Yellow!

Here is the basics: For a more in depth analysis, I suggest you look up the Color Code, and take a more intensive test.

BLUE MOTIVE: Intimacy

BLUE NEEDS: To be good (morally), To be understood, To be appreciated, Acceptance.

BLUE WANTS: To reveal insecurities, Quality, Autonomy, Secuirity.

SUMMARY: Blues are motivated by altruism. They love to do nice things for others. they look for opportunites to give up something in order to bring another person happiness. selflessness rather than selfishness is their guiding philosophy. Blues seek intimacy. They want to be loved and to love. A true blue will sacrifice a successful career to improve an important relationship. Blues crave being understood. They are gratified when they are listened to, when they feel understood and appreciated. Blues may have thier hearts broken more than most people, but they also spend much more time in love. Blues are directed by a strong moral conscience. They have a moral code that guides them in their decision making, their value judgements, and their leisure time. A blue would rather lose than cheat. Ethically, blues are people who should be in positions of power, but seldom are.

Take The Color Code Test at HelloQuizzy

integral_lore @ 2008-07-13T15:23:00

2008-07-13T22:27:17Z

Hellboy was AWESOME.
The costumes, the characters, the lines, they were all AWESOME.

It was amusing-- today a gal I was lunching with described Hellboy as a "guy's romantic comedy." And it's sort of true...

But HBII was even better than HBI-- I would totally watch it again.

integral_lore @ 2007-12-30T00:42:00

2007-12-30T08:48:35Z

It's official.

I'm obsessed with Naruto.

Yes, you all know I'm a fan, but really... I've heard more Japanese spoken today than English. Thanks to the show I now know the Japanese words for "Important", "Limit", "Blood", and so on.
(I'm also learning Japanese on the side-- sometimes I can even pick out words... not many though ;) Japanese is unlike French, though. With French, I can kind of get the gist of something because a lot of French is like English. In Japanese, if I don't know the word, I'm stuck going What??

But I'm really gone. WHY does this show grab me so much? Maybe because it's long? Unlike Utena, Hellsing, and Eva, this show just... keeps... going... with all those horrible/ wonderful cliff hangers-- "he died! No, it was replacement technique! No, he really died!"

... it's never going to end.... I'll be stuck in shinobi-land forever...

Miss you all, Happy New Year!

integral_lore @ 2007-12-10T19:26:00

2007-12-11T03:28:20Z

I'm sick and have no sick days left... small next paycheck for me :(

Sigh. I always get sick at bad times-- I just started a karate class and everything...

Need name of thingy!

2007-06-23T06:21:39Z

Hey all! For those of you who have random knowledge of letter-writing, I have need of you:

http://www.papernthingstoo.com/1356483.html

Look at the invitations. On one of them there is a swirly thing towards the bottom of the page. It looks like a bunch of L's stacked on top of each other.

What is this called?

Thanks!

L

Will post a real update on my life soon... really...

I found my Font!!!

2007-05-27T22:21:13Z

After years of searching, wondering, looking, I have finally found it!!!

http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/p22/cezanne-regular/

Whoo hoo!!!

Movie!

2007-05-27T20:32:37Z

I saw The Painted Veil last night. It's a movie with Edward Norton and Naomi Watts. (Edward Norton is one of my favorite actors of all time, he is both unbelievably attractive AND a superb actor.

It was (and I don't say this often) a beautiful story. I really adored it; it's one of those movies that stays with you for a while, and it wasn't run-of-the-mill-ridiculous, either, it was really good.

Movies I love (that aren't animated):

The Prestige
Interview with a Vampire
The Village
The Painted Veil
Shadow of the Vampire
Fight Club
Clue
Labyrinth

I'm sure once I post this, I'll remember something else, but there you go!

L

Help!

2007-05-27T19:28:16Z

There is a font I Adore, but I don't know the name of it, but it seems to be everywhere. Here is a sample:

http://www.techniquetuesday.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=ISOW&Category_Code=IS

It's the middle right portion of the stamp. Sorry for the small picture--the way the font has it's "t" crossed is the best way.

It's also the word "Celebration" on this link:
http://www.techniquetuesday.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=KLEC&Category_Code=Words

I'm really desperate to find it, I love it.

If anyone can tell me its name, I'd be really appreciative!!

Gee, guess this wasn't much of a shock...

2007-05-23T02:13:33Z

Your Score: Lawful-Good

64% Good, 34% Chaotic

Plane of Existence: Mount Celestia, "The Seven Heavens". Description: Countless paladins and saints have ascended here. Notable Inhabitants: Angels and Devas.

Examples of Lawful-Goods (Ethically Lawful, Morally Good)

Aeris "Aerith" Gainsborough (FFVII)

Superman

The Tick ("Lawful Stupid")

Abraham Lincoln

Sherlock Holmes

Phileas Fogg

Captain Picard

A person with a lawful good attitude believes in the use of authority and rule of law to bring good to the greatest number of people. Her/His actions support the status quo and s/he uses systems and organizations to achieve good goals.

S/He will keep his/her word and value truth.

S/He will avoid the use of poison and use violence only when authorized to do so or in self defense.

S/He may or may not be disciplined, organized, emotionally restrained, caring, compassionate, and peaceful, but s/he believes that these are admirable qualities.

Respects law and order and is willing to suffer limitations on individual freedom for the benefit of the group.

Puts moral principles before material considerations.

The lawful good person will be a very faithful member of a group, but if the laws of the group clash with the ethics dictated by his or her moral alignment, the lawful good person will probably leave that group and look for a group more closely aligned with his or her ethics.

The lawful good person is an active advocate of his or her beliefs.

Lawful Good "Saintly"

"Crusader"

A lawful good [person] upholds society and its laws, believing that these laws are created to work for the good and prosperity of all. He is both honest and benevolent. He will work within the established system to change it for the better, and strives to bring order to goodness that other good-aligned [people] might pool their resources to better the world. A lawful good [person] combines a commitment to oppose evil with discipline. Most lawful good [people] live by a strict code of honor, or by the rules of conduct set down by their deity. They will generally selflessly act by these codes even at the cost of their own life.

Lawful good combines honor and compassion for the innocent.

A knight/paladin who always follows the orders of his superiors is an example of a lawful good [person].

Other Alignments and Tendencies (Tendenices are what you would more often sway towards; esp. for Neutrals):

0-39% Good, 0-39% Chaotic: Lawful-Evil

0-39% Good, 40-60% Chaotic: Neutral-Evil

0-39% Good, 61-100% Chaotic: Chaotic-Evil

40-60% Good, 0-39% Chaotic: Lawful-Neutral

40-60% Good, 40-60% Chaotic: True Neutral

40-60% Good, 61-100% Chaotic: Chaotic-Neutral

61-100% Good, 40-60% Chaotic: Neutral-Good

61-100% Good, 61-100% Chaotic: Chaotic-Good

Link: The Alignment Test written by xan81 on OkCupid Free Online Dating, home of the The Dating Persona Test

The Debate

2007-05-04T01:20:18Z

I'm watching the Republican debate right now, and if I hear "Ronald Reagan" mentioned One More Time...

This may be the first time I vote democratic instead of republican or other party in a presidential election. Still haven't totally made up my mind yet, but... oy...

No longer a Cyborg!

2006-12-31T01:22:14Z

Well, this month closes a long chapter in my life with the removal of my chemo port! I got it out on Wednesday, and so the bandages are still on and I am still a little sore.

But whoo hoo! It's been a crazy year, but I think that I have grown from it a lot...

Do you guys ever look back on your life and go: "How could I have acted like that?" Not anything outrageous, like "I'll never jump over the fence in my underwear again," but just looking back at your own immaturity? I've always considered myself a 'mature' person, but I don't know. I could be really socially awkward in college--

Does anyone else feel this way?

J-O-B

2006-12-15T09:23:19Z

I have a JOOOOOOOOOOOBBBBBBBB!!

Again.

The company who hired me from before extended me the offer again!

Whoo hoo!

So, I shall be working in SF-- around the same area as Tiamat! Training doesn't start until July for me, but we're going to Try to work some sort of living arrangement hopefully-- she's going to check out the options.

Yes!

But until then, my sister and I are moving to Arizona for a few months while she goes to school there. It should be fun, we'll only be a couple hours away from a lot of family. I'm hoping to get a job at Starbucks or Borders in the meantime.

Ughhh...

2006-12-10T22:27:16Z

I'm Sick.

After months of surgeries and chemo I get sick with a cold and then a sinus infection.

Am much looking forward to next year.

Also--would appreciate some advice:

This coming week (health allowing), I have two choices:

Go visit my grandparents in L.A.

Or,

Go to a friend's annual Christmas party, rehearsal, and work.

I'm voting for my GPs, but I hate to cancel things as I seem to cancel on people a lot without meaning to...

The Fountain was a total watery mess...

2006-11-25T05:15:44Z

Ugh. Just saw "The Fountain."

Worst movie I've seen this year. Kept expecting a coherent plot. Was vastly dissapointed.

Yeah. Too much Zen. One of those movies that needed footnotes at the bottom of the screen explaining the "Huh?" points, of which there were Too many. (And it's not like I'm artistically dense, I was a Drama Minor... OY... Hedwig and the Angry Inch was normal and coherent compared to this thing...)

So, my advice: Ditch it and see The Prestige twice.

I've been told before that I don't have an accent... I guess this proves it

2006-11-03T05:01:22Z

What American accent do you have? Your Result: The Midland "You have a Midland accent" is just another way of saying "you don't have an accent." You probably are from the Midland (Pennsylvania, southern Ohio, southern Indiana, southern Illinois, and Missouri) but then for all we know you could be from Florida or Charleston or one of those big southern cities like Atlanta or Dallas. You have a good voice for TV and radio.
The West
Boston
North Central
The South
Philadelphia
The Inland North
The Northeast
What American accent do you have? Take More Quizzes

I DON'T NEED RADIATION!!

2006-10-26T02:32:57Z

For those of you who didn't get my ecstatic text message-- I met with the Radiologist today, expecting to ask about the risks of radiation, and weighing the benefits vs. the possible side-effects and making a grueling decision.

But.

She said I didn't need it! And that it probably wouldn't do much good anyway! (And that the long-term possible side-effects were worse than the possible benefits :D)

Thank You God!! I can finally start to live my life again without cancer-treatment hanging over my body-- whoo hoo!

Wow, I haven't been trick-or-treating in Ages...

2006-10-19T05:58:38Z

My LiveJournal Trick-or-Treat Haul
integral_lore goes trick-or-treating, dressed up as Gypsy.
ajllybean gives you 12 milky white strawberry-flavoured pieces of taffy.
arcanica tricks you! You lose 11 pieces of candy!
daystarclarion gives you 1 purple pineapple-flavoured wafers.
hadrianthegreat gives you 7 light yellow watermelon-flavoured wafers.
infernalpudding gives you 3 pink strawberry-flavoured wafers.
mrs_dragon tricks you! You lose 7 pieces of candy!
prince_of_lies tricks you! You get a scratched CD.
russianswinga tricks you! You lose 2 pieces of candy!
tangential1 tricks you! You lose 1 pieces of candy!
tiamat_the_red gives you 12 light green cinnamon-flavoured jawbreakers.
integral_lore ends up with 14 pieces of candy, and a scratched CD.
Go trick-or-treating! Username:
Another fun meme brought to you by rfreebern.

Quote of the Day

2006-10-07T00:33:23Z

And for all of us who want to write or at least take over the world:

"If you wish to be remembered even after you are gone

do one of two things...

Either, do something worth writing

or write something worth reading"